Al Iovino

Name: Al Iovino
Birth Name: Angelo A Iovino
Hometown: Swissvale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1968-05-22 (Age:59)
Stance: Southpaw
Pro Boxer: Record

• Iovino was a terrific counter-puncher whose fists killed Leo Mahan in an amateur fight in 1928.
• He fought 78 amateur fights and only 25 professional fights.
• He reached the 1927 National AAU finals in Cincinnati and was in the Olympic Trials in 1928.
• He was Henry Armstrong's first professional opponent.

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Obituary

The Pittsburgh Press - May 23, 1968 - Died yesterday in West Penn Hospital after lengthy illness